The slideshow above shows several character drawings that I worked on for a client needing fun, approachable graphics for a future website project centered on online customer service. These characters were to be in the form of cartoon-like illustrations that fit specific character profiles the client provided, including the ones displayed here: Developer, Designer, Copywriter, Digital Advertising Pro, Digital Marketer, Mobile Expert, Social Media Pro and Concierge.
After receiving a brief description of each character, including the look and feel the illustration should portray, I went to work sketching different versions of the characters off the top of my head. In general, the drawings were to be friendly, appealing, professional and diverse. Most were to be donning a bow tie (per the client’s direction). There were other initial sketches that came before the ones you see here. After some revising and minor modifications, the final pencil sketches were put into vector format and completed in Illustrator with my Wacom tablet. Since childhood, I have never grown tired of drawing characters of all shapes and sizes. In short, this project was truly an enjoyable exercise for me! (Note: image color to be added to this particular project at the client’s discretion.)